panegyric
頌辞・賞賛の演説
解説 Definition
誰かまたは何かを高く褒め称える演説や文章。過度な賞賛と称賛に満ちた内容。
A panegyric is a formal speech or piece of writing that gives very strong praise to someone or something. It is often used in public, literary, or ceremonial contexts. The word is quite formal and sometimes suggests praise that is extremely generous.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず praise 系の最上位に置くと覚えやすい語です。単なる compliment や praise ではなく、式典・追悼・記念文で人や業績を格調高く、しかもしばしば大げさなくらい持ち上げる演説・文章が panegyric。write/deliver a panegyric の形で見ると定着しやすいです。eulogy は追悼の辞に寄りやすい一方、panegyric は生者にも作品や政策にも使え、「絶賛一色の文」という感覚まで含めて覚えると他語と混同しにくくなります。
Think of this as a very formal, high-level praise word, stronger than a simple `compliment`. It often appears with verbs like `write` or `deliver`, which helps you remember it is usually a speech or piece of writing. Keep it separate from `eulogy`: a eulogy is especially for the dead, but a panegyric can praise people, works, or ideas more widely.
例文
The speaker delivered a panegyric in honor of the retiring president.
スピーカーは退職する大統領を称える賛辞を述べた。
The biography read more like a panegyric than objective history.
その伝記は客観的な歴史というより賛辞のように読めた。
Critics dismissed the article as an empty panegyric.
批評家たちはその記事を中身のない単なる賛辞として片付けた。
panegyric の類義語・関連語
panegyric の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 pan-「すべて」+ agyris「集まり」からできた panegyrikos「公の集会で述べる言葉」が、ラテン語・フランス語を経て英語へ。もとは皆の前で捧げる祝祭演説なので「頌辞」となり、panegyrical や agora に同じ語源感覚が見える。
Panegyric comes from Greek panegyrikos, meaning a speech for a public gathering, from pan- "all" and agyris "assembly." It passed through Latin and French before entering English. Because such speeches were often made to praise someone in front of a crowd, the word came to mean formal public praise.
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